Local Office and Staff

Our office brings you reliable, research-based information in agriculture and natural resources, consumer and family economics, community and economic development and 4-H / youth development. Our goal is simple... to help you put knowledge to work!

Empowering youth. Strengthening families. Advancing agriculture. Managing natural resources. Creating financial security. Building successful businesses and communities.

Platte County Staff

Nebraska Extension - Platte County

2715 13th Street

Columbus NE  68601-4916

Phone: (402) 563-4901

Fax: (402) 563-8001

Email: platte-county@unl.edu

Resident Staff:
Platte County Staff
Kelly Feehan

Extension Educator

Horticulture, Landscape, and Environmental Systems

Program Bio

Email: kfeehan2@unl.edu

Platte County Staff
Bruno Lena

Extension Educator

Water and Integrated Cropping Systems

Program Bio

Email: bpatiaslena2@unl.edu

Platte County 4-H Staff
Sheila Hoppe

Extension Educator

4-H Youth Development

Program Bio

Email: shoppe3@unl.edu

Platte County 4-H Staff
Kimberly Johnson

Extension Assistant

4-H / Youth Coordinator

Program Bio

Email: kjohnson36@unl.edu

Platte County 4-H Staff
Blake Wert

Extension Assistant

4-H / Livestock

Program Bio

Email: bwert3@unl.edu

Platte County Staff
Beth Jones

Administrative Assistant

Program Bio

Email: bjones30@unl.edu

Platte County 4-H Staff
Sandra Swanson

4-H Administrative Assistant

Program Bio

Email: sswanson5@unl.edu

Regional Experts:

Josie Crouch - Beef Livestock Systems 

304 3rd Street, Fullerton NE 68630

Phone: 308-536-2691

Email: jcrouch5@unl.edu

 

Jim Jansen - Economist Extension Educator

Haskell Ag Lab, 57905 866 Road, Concord NE  68728

Phone: 402-584-2261

Email: jjansen4@unl.edu

 

Erin Kampbell - Early Childhood Extension Educator

1305 South 13th Street, Norfolk NE  68701

Phone: 402-370-4040

Email: ekampbell7@unl.edu

 

Beth Nacke - Rural Health Extension Educator

1206 West 23rd Street, Fremont NE  68025 

Phone: 402-727-2775

Email: bnacke2@unl.edu

 

Thays Silva - Food, Nutrition and Health Extension Educator

451 N. 5th Street, David City NE  68632

Phone: 402-367-4710

Email: thays.silva@unl.edu